Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla’s vision for autonomous transportation just got another crystal-clear reiteration straight from the company’s AI chief. Speaking at the 2026 ScaledML Conference, Tesla VP of AI Ashok Elluswamy doubled down on what the company has been signaling for months now: the Cybercab is being built from the ground up for autonomy — and nothing else. […]

Tesla is kicking off 2026 on a positive note in China, posting its third consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth out of Giga Shanghai — even as competition in the world’s largest EV market continues to intensify. According to data from the China Passenger Car Association cited by Reuters, Tesla sold 69,129 China-made electric vehicles […]

Dubai is officially moving ahead with what will become The Boring Company’s first tunnel project outside the United States, marking a major milestone for Elon Musk’s tunneling venture and its ambitions to reshape urban transportation. According to Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, construction will begin with a pilot phase of the Dubai Loop project. As […]

Tesla is finally addressing a long-standing grievance for owners by significantly expanding the rolling recording buffer for its built-in Dashcam. For years, Tesla vehicles have been capped at a mere 60 minutes of rolling footage, regardless of how much storage was actually available on the connected USB drive. Once that hour was up, the oldest […]

Tesla is preparing to deliver a stark warning to Washington: without urgent regulatory reform, the United States risks handing the future of transportation to China. According to written testimony, Tesla will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee this week to push for modernized self-driving regulations, arguing that outdated rules are slowing innovation and deployment. The […]

Starlink’s ambitious push into satellite-to-smartphone connectivity is officially heading to the European Union, with Spain set to become the first country in the bloc to launch the company’s Direct to Cell service later this year. Starlink confirmed the news on X, announcing that Spain will be the first EU market to get Direct to Cell, […]

Tesla has enabled free Supercharging across parts of Mississippi and Tennessee as the region deals with persistent power outages, offering a much-needed lifeline for EV owners who may be struggling to keep their vehicles charged. According to the official Tesla Charging account, all Superchargers in Mississippi and Tennessee are currently online, with free Supercharging temporarily […]

Tesla has expanded the Model Y lineup in the U.S. with the launch of a new, more affordable all-wheel-drive option — and it fills a pretty notable gap. According to Tesla’s official X account, the new Model Y AWD is now available in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, starting at $41,990 and offering an EPA-estimated […]

Elon Musk has officially pulled the trigger on one of the most ambitious consolidations in tech and space history. SpaceX has acquired xAI, formally merging the rocket and satellite giant with Musk’s rapidly growing artificial intelligence startup in a move that signals just how serious he is about taking AI beyond Earth. SpaceX announced the […]

United Airlines is taking its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to the biggest stage in advertising. The carrier is set to run a 30-second Super Bowl commercial this Sunday, highlighting its rapidly expanding Starlink-powered in-flight Wi-Fi and underscoring just how central satellite internet has become to United’s onboard experience. As United explains, “In less than a […]

Tesla is ramping up its solar ambitions in the U.S., announcing plans to significantly scale production at its Giga New York facility in Buffalo. As first reported by longtime Tesla watcher Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt), the company is expanding the factory to an initial solar module capacity of 300 megawatts per year, marking a notable shift […]

Tesla is continuing its push into South America, announcing a new partnership that will bring its Supercharger network to Chile. According to electrive, Tesla has teamed up with Chilean energy company Copec to deploy fast-charging stations along major highways, marking a significant step forward for EV infrastructure in the country. Under the joint plan, Tesla […]

Elon Musk may be preparing his biggest corporate consolidation yet. According to Bloomberg, SpaceX is in advanced talks to combine with xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, as he accelerates efforts to unify his sprawling empire under a single, long-term vision. The discussions are said to be far along, with SpaceX and xAI reportedly informing some […]

Waymo is doubling down on its lead in autonomous ride-hailing. According to the Financial Times, Alphabet’s self-driving subsidiary has finalized a massive $16 billion funding round that values the company at roughly $110 billion, more than doubling its valuation from its last raise just over a year ago. The round is being led overwhelmingly by […]

Tesla’s AI ambitions are quickly expanding beyond Earth. Following SpaceX’s jaw-dropping proposal to deploy up to one million AI-powered satellites as orbital data centers, Elon Musk has now outlined how Tesla’s next-generation AI chips are being designed to support that vision — starting with space-ready hardware and scaling toward truly massive levels of compute. Responding […]